Jim,
I'm very interested in learning what you have to say about this
problem. Please share the story with the list, I don't believe this
tie things up. I have a newly rebuilt 4 speed Saginaw that I was
planning to marry to Patrick's shifter, so I am directly interested.
Do you know if Patrick's shifter is a stock Hurst product?
James
>I agree, go automatic! But seriously...
>
>I don't think you've described the problem well enough for us to figure
>out what's going on. Does the transmission seem to stick in second gear
>when it jams? Or does the transmission seem to be in a different gear,
>or no gear? How do you get it unjammed? Do you have to disconnect
>linkage, and move something, then reconnect it?
>
>It could be a transmission problem, or it could be a linkage problem.
>It's not likely to be both.
>
>There is a lockout mechanism inside the transmission which will not let
>it engage two gears at once. But if it were locking in two gears, the
>transmission would not turn, the truck would not move, and the engine
>would stall when you let out the clutch...you didn't mention any of this
>happening, so that's probably not what's going on.
>
>You said that you adjust the linkage, and it works fine for awhile, then
>starts jamming again. When it starts jamming again, do you have to
>readjust the linkage? If so, then somethign is moving, and you need to
>figure out what it is.
>
>If you want to email with a more detailed description, I might be able
>to help, but it's been over 20 years since I sold my saginaw/hurst setup
>and went to a th400, so my memory may be a tad weak.
>
>Jim F
>59s in AZ
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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